About the Author
G. Roger Schoenhals of Edmonds, Washington, is the publisher and editor of Planned Giving Today®, a subscription-based, monthly newsletter for gift-planning professionals. Launched in September 1990, the publication has more than 6,000 readers in North America. He also produces Gift Planning in Canada, a supplementary publication for PGT subscribers in Canada, as well as a monthly resource guide, The PGT MarketPlace. In addition, he has published numerous books and various CDs on planned giving. Roger has served as editorial director of a Midwest publishing house and has worked full-time as a free-lance writer. He has published nearly 2,000 articles in more than a hundred periodicals. He has advanced degrees from Asbury Theological Seminary and Central Washington State University. He is the former director of Seattle Pacific Foundation and a past president of the Washington Planned Giving Council. He has served on various boards, including the National Committee on Planned Giving, Greenville College, King Trust Company, N.A. and a charitable foundation. He has been a featured speaker at local, regional and national gatherings of gift planners throughout North America.